Regulation & Compliance
State Farm Pausing Nonrenewals in Compliance With CDI Notice
State Farm, in an update about its claims response to customers impacted by the wildfires in California, indicated that some policyholders slated for nonrenewals will get a reprieve from the giant ...
Mercury General Wildfire Losses Will Hit Reinsurance Cover. One Event?
Mercury General Corporation said it expects losses from wildfires burning in California since Jan. 7 to exceed its $150 million reinsurance retention, without providing a specific dollar estimate of ...
The Most Important 2025 Los Angeles Wildfire Stories; Latest Loss Estimates
As firefighters gain more control over what have become the most destructive wildfires in U.S. history in a matter of days, the scale of the destruction and losses is becoming clearer. Despite the ...
Significant But ‘Manageable’ Insurance Losses Expected From LA Fires: S&P
Insurers are facing significant losses from the catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires—given the high value of homes and businesses in the affected communities. However, those losses are likely to be ...
Why All the Fuss? Fairness Regulations Meet Insurers’ Growing Use of AI
Insurers worldwide are increasingly embracing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) powered decision support tools (Artificial Intelligence Systems or AIS)— both home-grown and ...
When EVs Take Off: AM Best Reviews Impact on China Motor Insurance
Premiums for policies covering new energy vehicles in China have soared to $13.8 billion—a six-fold jump from the level recorded five years earlier, AM Best said in a special report published ...
Moody’s Global P/C Outlook Now Stable Despite Past-Peak Commercial Pricing
Moody's Ratings changed the sector outlook for the global property/casualty insurance industry to stable from negative last month, pointing to personal lines price hikes in the U.S. and UK as a ...
California Insurers Required to Increase Home Coverage in High Risk Wildfire Areas
Insurance companies that stopped providing home coverage to hundreds of thousands of Californians in recent years as wildfires became more destructive will have to again provide policies in ...